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Why the heck did he spell out 'rye' to the waitress??

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    BoogerBarbieDoll12 — 15 years ago(July 02, 2010 08:47 AM)

    I wondered that, too. I caught this movie last night after having not seen it in about five years. I also wondered why he wanted ketchup. Didn't he order a cheese sandwich and what looked like a side of potato chips? I guess it's personal taste, but I don't see how ketchup fits into that. Sounds nasty.

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      nvasapper — 15 years ago(July 02, 2010 03:55 PM)

      To differentiate it from "white" bread. Since the two words can sometimes be confused because they sound a bit alike, Weaver wanted to clarify it for the waitress.

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        noirgirl — 15 years ago(July 02, 2010 07:10 PM)

        That was an unappetizing lunch order. And did he ever get the aspirin?

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          BoogerBarbieDoll12 — 15 years ago(July 03, 2010 07:07 PM)

          Yes, he got the asprin and chased it with nearly a full glass of water. The poor guy was nervous.

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            noirgirl — 15 years ago(July 04, 2010 10:02 AM)

            Thanks! I always wondered. Can't believe this was a TV movie!

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                noirgirl — 15 years ago(July 26, 2010 08:14 AM)

                I think he was so rattled he just ordered the easiest thing. Can't imagine him saying, "and I'd like the hamburger to be well-done, the lettuce crisp, and don't overtoast the bun!" 😆
                Did he order a beverage?
                I don't think they demand you pay for a cheese sandwich after you started a fight like a crazy person. And the old guys outside who saw him hit the fence didn't seem to care that he did.

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                      helenelisechat — 15 years ago(September 11, 2010 04:05 PM)

                      I've always thought he spelt it out because he was just so distracted & nervous. He didn't expect he was making any sense & so clarified it.
                      He's taking the knife out of the Cheese!
                      Do you think he wants some cheese?

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                        tgs333 — 15 years ago(October 06, 2010 06:20 AM)

                        Swiss Cheese on Rye is a tasty sandwich. I prefer butter over ketchup. How about the truck driver who eats his sandwhich with each bite he takes a sip of beer? lol
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                          jpowell180 — 14 years ago(August 26, 2011 02:05 AM)

                          If he would have just gotten a cheeseburger, I think they would have thought him to be somewhat normal, but come on - a cheese sandwich on rye? Where's the beef?

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                            HEYitzED — 10 years ago(May 17, 2015 11:29 PM)

                            I noticed that. Washing a sandwich down with beer, ew! Separate is fine but I don't see how both at the same time tastes good.

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                              savoy1984 — 10 years ago(May 19, 2015 07:13 AM)

                              This might be the best thread on the internet, I've seen Duel so many times and I never realised this scene would influence so much debate, especially for these reasons.

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                                Balthazar Bee — 10 years ago(June 03, 2015 07:49 AM)

                                For what it's worth, I think ketchup is a perfectly natural thing to have with a cheese sandwich. I put a little puddle in the corner of my plate for dipping granted, that's a
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                                cheese sandwich, and I tend to stick with cheddar or mozza for such a purpose. If we add ham, that's another story.
                                Here in Canada it'd be odd to be
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                                ketchup under those circumstances. Hell, we even have ketchup with French toast (or "fried bread") and we've got maple syrup coming out our collective arse.
                                As for the practice of "washing down", I know there's a degenerative condition that tends to cause difficulty swallowing, and it can get to the point where the act becomes almost impossible without a drink.

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                                  nutsberryfarm — 10 years ago(November 14, 2015 12:19 PM)

                                  maybe a little ketchup. just a little.

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                                    Paparazzo-1 — 14 years ago(March 14, 2012 09:58 AM)

                                    This was just a nervous habit. He spelt out 'M.a.n.n.' to the operator when in the phonebox too.

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                                      noirgirl — 13 years ago(September 23, 2012 11:08 PM)

                                      If you just went through that horrible fright, wouldn't you want your favorite bread for your sandwich? : )

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                                        nvasapper — 14 years ago(September 13, 2011 12:39 PM)

                                        I don't think the reataurant manager was scared of Weaver one iota. Weaver didn't come across as a tough guy and he certainly was not physically intimidating in the least. He looked like a wimpy kind of guy, afraid of his own shadow.

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                                          DCompton86 — 12 years ago(October 19, 2013 10:41 AM)

                                          I don't remember seeing him pay for his lunch
                                          The cook (possibly the owner) asked him to leave after he got done trying to get the guy David basically attacked to calm down. One lost payment on a sandwich wasn't likely to break them.
                                          I also wondered why he never attempted to pay for the fence that he had driven into.
                                          The person's fence he ran into seemed more worried about David. It's also a fairly cheap type fence to put up - probably wouldn't cost enough to justify making him stick around and continue being weird.
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